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Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Highlands of Eastern Africa: From concept to practice

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Title Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Highlands of Eastern Africa: From concept to practice
 
Creator German, L
Mowo, J
Amede, T
Masuki, K
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description This book documents a decade of research, methodological innovation, and lessons learned in an eco-regional research-for-development programme operating in the eastern African highlands, the African Highlands Initiative (AHI). It summarizes the experiences of farmers, research and development workers and policy and decision-makers who have interacted within an innovation system with the common goal of implementing an integrated approach to natural resource management (NRM) in the humid highlands. The book demonstrates the crucial importance of "approach" in shaping the outcomes of research and development, and distils lessons learned on what works, where and why. It is enriched with examples and case studies from five benchmark sites in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya, whose variability shows the complexities of integrated NRM in agro-ecosystems that play an important role in the rural economy of the region. It is shown that the struggle to achieve sustainable agricultural development in challenging environments is a complex one, and can only be effectively achieved through combined efforts and commitment of individuals and institutions with complementary roles.
 
Publisher International Development Research Centre
 
Date 2012
 
Type Book
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/8766/1/IDL-47831.pdf
German, L and Mowo, J and Amede, T and Masuki, K (2012) Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Highlands of Eastern Africa: From concept to practice. International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada. ISBN 978-1-55250-530-4